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World leaders converge at the G-7 summit in France

Leaders of the world's richest and most powerful democracies are meeting at Biarritz, France, for the annual G-7 summit. Over the course of two days, President Donald Trump and other world leaders will work on a range of issues from the Amazon fires and climate change to tariffs and trade. The G-7 alliance is made up of the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Italy and the United Kingdom.

Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive in Biarritz, France, on Saturday for the G-7 summit.

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie arrive at the airport in Biarritz, France, for the first day of the G-7 summit.

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Trump sits with French President Emmanuel Macron for lunch at the Hotel du Palais.

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President of the European Council Donald Tusk speaks at a press conference on the first day of the summit.

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A group of Basque Joaldunak — cowbell-wearers dressed in sheep fur — join anti-G-7 activists crossing a bridge from Hendaye, France, to Irun, Spain, during a protest on Saturday. The banner in Basque, French, and Spanish reads, "No to G7, Creating another world."

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Anti-G-7 activists carry pictures of the G-7 leaders during a protest in Hendaye, France, on Saturday.

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Masked protesters jump as a teargas canister fired by police lands at their feet in Bayonne, France.